Chapter 162. Rene and Ardan’s Pact

Third-Person POV

Saphira no longer cared what happened to her. Victor and the rest of the Haven Grove pack had already been slaughtered by Myrrha and her brutal goons. If her final deed in this world was to protect her best friend, then at least it wouldn’t be in vain—and all the anguish inside her would finally be gone.

“Oh my, I honestly can’t decide if you’re brave or just plain stupid,” Myrrha sneered, beginning to summon thick, twisting roots from the earth to impale Saphira.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!” Myrrha’s eyes went wide as a massive lupine form barreled into her, driving her face-first into the ground. Saphira turned in time to see Rene, in her true Lycan form, pinning their common enemy with effortless force.

Rene’s transformation had been nothing short of breathtaking. Her fur gleamed in shades of violet and ivory, her muscles shifting beneath her pelt like liquid grace. Saphira stared, astonished by how beautiful her friend had become in this fears